Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest University
ITA Mideast Championships
Seven Deacons Advance To Round of 64
10/20/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Oct. 20, 2005
Chapel Hill, N.C. - Seven Wake Forest men's tennis players have earned a place in the round of 64 at the ITA Mideast Regional Championships in Chapel Hill.
None have taken a more difficult road than Deacon senior Joe Bates, won two qualifying matches to earn a place in the main draw. Both of Bates' qualifying wins came in three sets. In the first round of qualifying, Bates outlasted Sebastian Serrano of East Tennessee State, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Later, he defeated North Carolina's Will Plyler, 6-7 (0), 6-1, 6-0.
Bates' hot streak continued in the first round of the main draw. He defeated another Tar Heel, Derek Porter.
Bates was one of four Wake Forest players to win first round matches in straight sets. Mariusz Adamski knocked off Jay Weinekar of NC State, 6-2, 6-4. Cory Parr defeated Ned Samuelsson of Duke, 6-2, 6-2. Liron Strauss rolled past UNC Greensboro's Marc Ladouceur, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Andrew Hamar, Todd Paul and Brett Ross all received first round byes to give Wake Forest has seven entries in Friday's round of 64.
Qualifying Singles (Round of 32):Joe Bates (WF) def. Sebastian Serrano (ETSU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3Charles Sartor (WF) def. Sebastian Proisy (American), 6-2, 6-1Ali Mandour (UNC) def. Jon Staton (WF), 6-3, 6-1
Qualifying Singles (Round of 16):Joe Bates (WF) def. Will Plyler (UNC), 6-7 (0), 6-1, 6-0Chris Welte (NCST) def. Charles Sartor (WF), 6-2, 7-5
Main Draw Singles (Round of 128):Mariusz Adamski (WF) def. Jay Weinekar (NCST), 6-2, 6-4Joe Bates (WF) def. Derek Porter (UNC), score unavailableAndrew Hamar (WF), byeBrett Ross (WF), byeCory Parr (WF) def. Ned Samuelsson (DUKE), 6-2, 6-2Todd Paul (WF), byeLiron Strauss (WF) def. Marc Ladouceur (UNCG) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
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